Unscored severity · published Sep 6, 2012
CVE-2012-1612
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the update manager in Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors
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CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the update manager in Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 70% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JO
Joomla · Joomla
2.5.0; 2.5.1; 2.5.2; 2.5.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1612
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1612
Vendor Advisory
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/399-20120308-core-xss-vulnerability.html
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48683
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/03/3
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/03/5
www.osvdb.org
http://www.osvdb.org/80880
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52859
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